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Basketry Fishing Bag
Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History
Washington, DC, United States
A fishing bag from the Quinault culture. Collected by Ella F. Hubby from Point Greenville at the Quinault Reservation in Washington state. See also E313109B, a Quinault fishing club, from the same accession (number 64687).
From card for E313109A and B: "Fishing bag (A) with club (B) called Halibut club. It is used to kill the fish after they are caught. [Bag is] Plain twined weaving. Materials Grass stems made into thread."
Details
- Title: Basketry Fishing Bag
- Location: Point Greenville, Quinault Reservation / Grays Harbor County, Washington, United States, North America
- Type: Bag
- Rights: This image was obtained from the Smithsonian Institution. The image or its contents may be protected by international copyright laws. http://www.si.edu/termsofuse
- External Link: View this object record in the Smithsonian Institution Collections Search Center
- USNM Catalog Number(s): E313109A
- Photo Credit: Donald E. Hurlbert, Smithsonian Institution National Museum of Natural History
- Field: Ethnology
- Accession Date: 1920-02-24
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